History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireSellswordCompanies

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* BitCharacter: He's the least prominent of the sellsword captains employed by Yunkai. His name is only mentioned twice in the entirety of ''A Dance with Dragons''

* BitCharacter: He's the least prominent of the sellsword captains employed by Yunkai. His name is only mentioned twice in the tire ''A Dance with Dragons''

Most of Westeros has armies of feudal levies composed of soldiers, knights, bannerman and lords who are bound by oaths, lands, titles and the desire to protect and defend their lands against enemies. Sellswords are not bound by these ties but they will fight, die and kill as an army for hire. Varying on discipline and organization they may include a system of proper rankings and a steady system of payment and their duties extend from serving as an army outfit to serving as the city watch. Sellsword companies may include, in addition to soldiers and commanders, treasurers, strategists and other subsidiary roles that serve any new function or purpose as and when it arises.

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* {{Foil}}: To the AffablyEvil Tattered Prince.

* {{Foil}}: To LargeHam EvilRedhead Bloodbeard.

* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: His true name is unknown, with Ser Barristan and the rest of Daenerys' court only knowing him as The Widower.

* NotSoDifferent: Barristan considers him no better than the scum that made up the Ninepenny Kings.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: They have no investment in the lands they defend, since they have no lands or titles so they fight only for gold.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
* PrivateMilitaryContractors

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireDaenerysTargaryenAndHerCourt The Daenerys Targaryen and Court character page]].

* CurbStompBattle: On the receiving end of this. Ordering cavalry to defend an entrenched position was a disaster waiting to happen.

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* CripplingOverspecialization: Being all cavalry makes them vulnerable to spearmen

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!!!This is a listing of Sellsword Companies which appear in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.

!!This is a listing of Sellsword Companies which appear in the {{Fantasy}} series ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Visit [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFire here]] for the main character index.

* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: To become a sellsword in the first place, you either started low on the social totem pole, or got lowered. So yes, it takes all kinds of screw-ups and bungles to get to this point; either family or personal ones.

* TheExile: Joining an Essosi Sellsword Company is a more attractive dumping ground for Westerosi rejects than the Night's Watch. They are also comprised of exiles and outsiders from across Essos.

* SociopathicSoldier: Many of them end up becoming this since their profession requires them to make a living by killing.

Sellsword companies are more common in Essos where the absence of political stability in the wake of the Doom of Valyria has made it difficult for the Free Cities and Slaver's Bay to maintain standing armies. Though some sellsword companies have become active in Westerosi politics. The Brave Companions were contracted by Tywin Lannister during the War of the Five Kings and The Golden Company, comprised of Westerosi exiles, [[spoiler:has landed at Cape Wrath under the banners of King Aegon VI]].

* EvilRedhead: His red-colored EvilBeard gives him his nickname.